Proper way to use selectors in Swift

问题

I'm creating a view programatically, and adding a function so the action responds to the UIControlEvents.TouchUpInside event:

button.addTarget(self, action: action, forControlEvents: 
UIControlEvents.TouchUpInside)

So, by going into the documentation I've added this action as a selector:

#selector(ViewController.onRegularClick)

XCode then complaints about:

Argument of #selector refers to a method that is not exposed to Objective-C

So I have to set up the handler function with:

@objc func onRegularClick(sender: UIButton)

Can some one please put this noob on the right direction by guiding me to the documentation, or even give a short explanation, on:

why can't I no longer pass simply the function name String to the action?
how is the proper way to implement this following the Swift Way? Using the Selector class?
why do we need to pass the @objc keyword and how it affects the function?

Thank you!

回答1:

why can't I no longer pass simply the function name String to the action?

Using strings for selectors has been deprecated, and you should now write #selector(methodName)instead of "methodName". If the methodName() method doesn't exist, you'll get a compile error – another whole class of bugs eliminated at compile time. This was not possible with strings.

how is the proper way to implement this following the Swift Way? Using the Selector class?

You did it the right way:

button.addTarget(self, action: #selector(ClassName.methodName(_:)), forControlEvents: UIControlEvents.TouchUpInside)

why do we need to pass the @objc keyword and how it affects the function?

In Swift the normal approach is to bind method's calls and method's bodies at compile time (like C and C++ do). Objective C do it at run time. So in Objective C you can do some things that are not possible in Swift - for example it is possible to exchange method's implementation at run time (it is called method swizzling). Cocoa was designed to work with Objective C approach and this is why you have to inform compiler that your Swift method should be compiled ObjectiveC-like style. If your class inherits NSObject it will be compiled ObjC-like style even without @objc keyword.

回答2:

Well, it is called evolution
When there are some arguments in the method, you should declare the selector as:
```
let selector = #selector(YourClass.selector(_:))
```
You can type only #selector(selector(_:)) if the selector is in the same class of the caller. _: means that accept one parameter. So, if it accept more parameters, you should do something like: (_:, _:) and so on.
I found out that the @objc is needed only when the function is declared as private or the object doesn't inherit from NSObject

回答3:

1: Currently you can, but it will create a deprecated warning. In Swift 3 this will be an error, so you should fix it soon. This is done because just using a String can not be checked by the compiler if the function really exists and if it is a valid Objective C function which can be resolved dynamically during runtime.

2: Do it in this way:

button.addTarget(self, action: #selector(MyViewControllerClass.buttonPressed(_:)), forControlEvents: UIControlEvents.TouchUpInside)

3: Usually you not have to use the @objc attribute. I assume your class ViewController is (for any reason) not derived from UIViewController. If it derives from UIViewController is inherits also the needed ObjC behavior for calling selectors on functions.

回答4:

For swift3.0 just do like below code :

        yourButton.addTarget(self, action: #selector(yourButtonPressed), for: .touchUpInside)

and yourButtonPressed method

@IBAction func yourButtonPressed(sender:UIButton) {
    // Do your code here
}

回答5:

Everyones's answers are perfect but I have a better approach. Hope you gonna like it.

fileprivate extension Selector {
    static let buttonTapped = 
        #selector(ViewController.buttonTapped(_:))
}
...
button.addTarget(self, action: .buttonTapped, for: .touchUpInside)

here in this file private will help to show buttonTapped only in file.

回答6:

Programmatically

button.addTarget(self, action: #selector(returnAction), for: .touchUpInside)

// MARK: - Action
 @objc private func returnAction(sender: UIButton) {
        print(sender.tag)            
}

来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36628636/proper-way-to-use-selectors-in-swift

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